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Re:Brazilian court orders suspension of X by cute_boi on Friday August 30, 2024 @05:28PM (#41404662)
This is why side loading feature is important. Government shouldn't decide what should I do as per their whims.
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Re:Brazilian court orders suspension of X by threatofrain on Friday August 30, 2024 @07:24PM (#41405411)
That won't stop you from being fined $9k USD!
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Re:Brazilian court orders suspension of X by IG_Semmelweiss on Friday August 30, 2024 @09:56PM (#41406092)
I wonder, is there a realistic chance the govt can somewhat easily detect what you have side loaded?

( short of opening your phone and browsing instslled apps )

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Re:Brazilian court orders suspension of X by akvadrako on Friday August 30, 2024 @11:10PM (#41406317)
Not remotely without a cooperating app or app store. But they could detect VPN traffic for most VPNs and tie that to your sim card which is tied to your ID.
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